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Healthcare dominates impact investing: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
In the wake of the pandemic impact investors in the United States and United Kingdom have continued to focus their attention on prioritising healthcare, new research shows. American Century Investments latest study reveals the disparity of responses ...

AFA rejigs board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has made a number of appointments to its board and promoted its vice president to replace its longstanding national president. Michael Nowak has been vice president for the past two terms and will replace ...

Westpac profits down on AUSTRAC fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
Westpac has reported a "disappointing" full year result with statutory profit down a staggering 66% as a result of the ongoing pandemic and its anti-money laundering fine. Statutory profit decreased $4.94 billion to$2.29 billion while cash earnings ...

EQT names chair, compliance member

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The responsible entity for some of Australia's largest funds has made changes to its compliance committee and appointed a new chair to its board. Equity Trustees has announced Glenn Sedgwick has joined the responsible entity compliance committee (RECC) ...

Westpac extends chief executive's contract

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The board of Westpac has amended chief executive Peter King's employment contract, removing the initial two-year term. King confirmed he has committed to a multi-year plan to turn the company around. His other contract terms remain unchanged. Chair ...

ING announces head of wealth, chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
ING Australia has appointed BT's former head of platforms as its head of wealth and has promoted its head of retail bank to chief executive. New head of wealth Dina Kotsopoulos was with BT for nearly 15 years and was appointed head of platforms ...

SMSF fraudster charged

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
A Brisbane man has been found guilty in the District Court of six counts of fraud in obtaining funds from SMSF investors. Craig Kirrin Gore was first arrested in April 2017 and charged with fraud after he obtained $800,000 from SMSF trustees between ...

PwC appoints wealth services MD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
The former ANZ Private Bank head of private advisory has jumped to PwC to take on the role of managing director: wealth services, private clients. Luke McCann headed private advisory at ANZ Private Bank for six months prior to which he was national ...

ANZ sees profits plummet, plans to exit thermal coal

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
ANZ has felt the wrath of the pandemic, reporting a 42% loss on cash profit in its full year results as it tries to protect itself from future credit losses. It has also updated its climate policy, saying it will exit thermal coal by 2030. The bank's ...

ASIC's Chester spills Crennan truth

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester brought to light discrepancies in Daniel Crennan's resignation statement in front of a senate hearing, clarifying the dates that he found out about the issues that led to his resignation. Former deputy chair Crennan said ...